Colour
#CBBAF8
- #CBBAF8
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#CBBAF8 is a violet with RGB values 203, 186, 248 and HSL 256°, 82%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CBBAF8#CBBAF8
HEX#CBBAF8
RGBrgb(203, 186, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7294, 0.9725
RGB percentages79.6%, 72.9%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(256.5, 81.6%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.5, 25%, 97.3%)
CMYK18.1%, 25%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,351,672
CSS custom property--colour: #CBBAF8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.92:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#344507
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E7F8BA
Analogous#BAC8F8, #EABAF8
Triadic#F8CBBA, #BAF8CB
Split complementary#F8EABA, #C8F8BA
Tetradic#F8BAC8, #E7F8BA, #BAF8EA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G186
B248
Red203 (79.6%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue256.45°
Saturation (HSL)81.58%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G BA · B F8
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